LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — If you have lived in Lawrenceville or Gwinnett County, the names Robbie Susan and Eron Moore may sound familiar to you.
The two were very active people in their community, both known in their own right.
"People called them the perfect couple, they complimented each other," Joyce Moore said.
Joyce Moore said her sister, often referred to as Susie by family members, was a bubbly and had abright personality.
"If Robbie Susan Moore approach you and said you have to be apart of this you could not say no," Marlene Talyor Crawford, President of the United Ebony Society said.
Robbie Susan Moore was one of the co-founders of the United Ebony Society. Moore is well known for starting the Martin Luther King Day Celebration hosted by the organization in Gwinnett County.
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She was also apart of a host of other boards in organizations such as the Lawrenceville Housing Authority. She even served as a troop leader for the Boy Scouts.
Described as a behind the scenes type of person, Eron Moore was also very active with in his hometown of Lawrenceville.
Eron Moore was the first African American to serve as the Chairman of the City of Lawrenceville Zoning and Board of Appeals. He too was a founding member of the United Ebony Society.
Although active members of their church Christ the King Baptist Church at Appalachee in Dacula, the couple didn't become involved in their community until they started to build a family.
"It was probably about 10 years after they had their sons when they started reaching out to the wider community," Joyce Moore said.
The two wanted to ensure that there were more people of color playing an active role in there community as it started to grow.
Joyce Moore recalls that while Robbie Susan Moore was working for Gwinnett County she was vocal in getting more Black people to work there.
"She had the guts to say you need to have more black people," Joyce Moore said.
Joyce see's the result of her brother and sister's legacy in the 2018 elections. When Gwinnett County voted more people of color into office.
"I thought of Eron and Susie and how they would be so bursting with pride. That their efforts last 20, 30 years help build the foundation on which these people were able to step," Joyce Moore said.
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